Readers everywhere | For years, Harper Lee, who authored the 1960 book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has tried her hardest to be forgotten as perhaps the world’s greatest literary “one-hit wonder.” This week, the world got a glimpse into what could have been, had she continued to write. Her new book, “Go Set a Watchman,” is slated to release Monday, July 13, but fans everywhere got an early peek at the first chapter, thanks to the Internet.

To say the least, the book’s introduction, which picks up years after her first book ended, is beautifully crafted. It was written prior to Mockingbird, but in my personal view, it’s a seamless transition. I’m not going to spoil the first chapter, but I’ll say this: If you liked To Kill a Mockingbird, it’s certainly worth giving Harper Lee her due credit.

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Awkward coffee date participants | So, you think you’ve had the worst coffee date in history? Well, how’s this compare: You have an awkward, one-sided conversation at the local coffee shop with a self-absorbed individual who is the best at everything and doesn’t ask you a single question. That probably sounds a lot like yours so far, does it not? Well, was your encounter live-tweeted by someone a table over, and then covered by one of the biggest web-based news services? Highly unlikely.

But that’s what happened to a pair on a first date in Toronto. The person tweeting made keen observations about what appears to be the human — or perhaps the narcisistic — condition.

“Every single thing she mentions he ‘did that one time, with my buddy’ and is now an expert in,” they wrote during the July 3 encounter. It’s hard to imagine what one might do in that situation as a third party, but at least now we have an idea on one way to pass the time.

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Meghan Oh

@meghanOH | July 10

If you don't think this USWNT parade is insanely awesome, go away.

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@USATODAY | July 10

S.C. taking down the confederate flag is "a signal of good will and healing, and a meaningful step towards a better future," @POTUS tweets